Mailbox mayhem...

So as you may know from a previous blog post I was never given a mailbox key so my supervisor made me one out of a coat hanger. Well after using that for a while I actually got pretty good at breaking into my own mailbox.

Now, after returning home from Riga I was excited to check my mail because I knew I would have birthday cards and packages awaiting me! I opened the door to my apt. builder and to my surprise the mailboxes were not where they normally where. Now a bolted in unit of mailboxes usually don’t just get up and walk away so I was very puzzled at what I found. My first thought was that I walked into the wrong apt building so I stepped outside and made sure I was in the right place…yep I was.

While after a moment of total confusion I continued up the stairs to my apt. while walking up the stairs I finally found where my mailbox went to! It seems while I was gone we got new ones.
Now these are totally different then my pervious mailbox so once again I found myself without a mailbox key. So taking from the example of my supervisor I made my own key, out of a coat hanger and tape. I was able to fish the coat hanger down into the mailbox and use the tape to grab my letters and then slowly fish my mail out. Just when I thought getting my own mail couldn’t be any more ghetto I was wrong.

Now the happy ending to this tale is…yesterday I found a letter posted on the apt. door (in polish of course) telling me where I could go to pick up a key. Well first I was shocked that I could read the letter and actually understand it, then a bigger shock came when I went down to the admin office all by myself and was actually able to get the key. Oh happy day! I found out I know my Polish then I thought and I am now a proud owner of a new mailbox key. No more use for the coat hanger..hopefully.

Riga!

So we made it to Riga and back safe and sound thanks to the driving of Amber and John Mark. It was a blast! Getting to spend time reconnecting with old friends and meeting new one. I'm now even more excited for AGM and other CEE retreats! It was so nice to be around others and get to hear how the Lord has worked in there lives, refreshing really. Getting to stay up late watching american football and playing games while eating way to much candy and chocolate was icing on the cake:) Being able to say I've been to two more countries isn't a bad deal either.

All in all it was great time of fellowship, and one of my best birthdays ever! I was so glad and blesses that I got to spend my special day with all my new friends. Oh and the best birthday gift..getting to worship and hear preaching in English!

Tour de Pologne

So yesterday the team got together for the annuel bike race that comes through Poland. It was fun to see how the town transformed for the bike race and to see a little polish pride. I must say though it was extremly cold outside. I bundled up but still really cold. Getting some coffee and yummy polish sweets helped though:) Afterwards we all went to dinner and just had a good time of fellowship. Below are some pics of us waiting for the race to start. However, I dont have any pictures of the actually race because my camera decided to run out of battiers *sad day*....

* monster truck--highlight before the race started!

Jessica, Amber and myself waiting in the cold for the race to start